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Delaney met with Seacoast Democrats, organized labor leaders and attended a New Hampshire Young Democrats ice cream social at the Puritan Backroom in Manchester on Tuesday. He will be the special guest of a fundraiser reception for the New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus at a private home in Brentwood on Wednesday.

Delaney is in his third term representing Maryland’s 6th Congressional District, which includes western Maryland and part of Montgomery County. According to the Associated Press, he is a 54-year-old banking entrepreneur worth roughly $90 million, making him one of the House’s wealthiest members.

Delaney announced his candidacy on July 28 in a Washington Post op-ed, writing, “It is time for us to rise above our broken politics and renew the spirit that enabled us to achieve the seemingly impossible.”

In the piece, headlined, “Why I’m Running for President,” he wrote that his philosophy is “simultaneously celebrating the power of our free-market economy while insisting that there is a role for government to set goals and rules of the road and take care of those who are left behind.”

Earlier this month, Delaney issued a statement predicting that President Donald Trump will fire special counsel Robert Mueller after he impaneled a grand jury in the Russia investigation.

"At every turn, this administration has meddled and worked to undermine this process," Delaney said.

State Senate Democratic Leader Jeff Woodburn praised Delaney in an interview, while not endorsing him."

“I did meet briefly with him and he is a fresh face,” Woodburn said. “His district looks a lot like America, with rural and suburban areas.

“In this election season, locally and nationally, all bets are off,” Woodburn said.

“It seems like going from the U.S. House to running for president is a big jump, but in the day of Donald Trump, people are looking for a non-politician, a fresh race and someone with an authentic personality. I think he is a good candidate,” Woodburn said.

Asked if his praise indicated he was endorsing Delaney, Woodburn said, "Not yet."

“It’s obviously wide open, there is no frontrunner, there are no also-rans. New Hampshire will do its job and listen to everyone.”

In addition to declared Democratic candidate Delaney, potential candidate Eric Garcetti, the mayor of Los Angeles was in the state on Monday, while another potential candidate, former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander, president of Let America Vote, will speak at the Amherst Democrats' Labor Day Barbecue on Monday.

Also Monday, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will speak at the New Hampshire AFL-CIO convention in Manchester and at a picnic rally with progressive activists at Rollins Park in Concord.